Use of artificial light to control swimming depth and fish density of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in production cages

Aquaculture

Volumn 233, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 269-282

  Juell, Jon Erik ^a   Fosseidengen, Jan Erik ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fish density; Light; Salmo salar L.; Swimming depth; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; CAGE CULTURE; LIGHT; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMONID CULTURE; SPACING; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

SALMO; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 1642357685     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2003.10.026     Document Type: Article

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